Mario Balotelli mobbed by fans as he shops

Going bonkers for Balotelli! Shop closes so footballer can shop without being mobbed by fans

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23:27 GMT, 3 August 2012

It has been claimed he enjoyed an 18-month affair with a waitress behind the back of his pregnant ex-girlfriend Raffaella Fico.

But it seems that Mario Balotelli's fans don't care about his womanizing ways and he is just as popular as ever.

The Manchester City footballer was mobbed when he tried to visit his Intro in Manchester today.

Mobbed: Mario Balotelli's presence at a shop in Manchester caused such chaotic scenes that the store had to close so he could shop without being mobbed

The Italian footballer's arrival at Deansgate clothing store caused so much chaos that shop workers were forced to close the shop to allow Balotelli to browse.

When he emerged from the shop he obliged fans by posing for a few pictures before driving off in his white 130,000 Bentley.

Mario's personal life has been more dramatic than his performances on the pitch.

Snap happy: The Manchester City footballer posed for a number of photos before driving off in his car

Dahiana Rojas, a 19-year-old waitress from Genoa, Italy, recently revealed she enjoyed an 18-month romance romance with the footballer after meeting when he pulled alongside her in a red Ferrari and asked her out on a date.

'It was like being in a film. I thought it was better if he called me so I gave him my number and he called me that evening,' she told an Italian glossy weekly.

This will be yet another blow for Raffaella Fico – who is expecting a baby girl in December – as she has reportedly been harbouring hopes of a reconciliation with the Manchester City star.

Unique style: The Italian footballer donned a low cut purple T-shirt and a pair of tracksuit bottoms for his shopping trip

Meanwhile, Balotelli is demanding a paternity test to establish whether he really is the father of his pregnant former girlfriend's baby.

He previously said in a statement: 'I will accept full responsibility after a paternity test. I don't really want to speak publicly about my private life but I find that I have to explain once and for all, the nature of my relationship with Raffaella Fico.

'We split up in April and since then we have not seen or spoken to each other. I had nothing more to do with Raffaella's life and she had nothing more to do with mine.'